When Luoyang began spring ploughing, Ma Chao had already returned to Xiliang, Yan Xing went to Hanzhong, and Luoyang returned to its former appearance.

Just when everything was peaceful, Xu You also returned to Luoyang from the north, his trip this time, can be regarded as scaring many clans in Jizhou half to death, after the liquidation of Yecheng and the seizure of the family, Xu You's name has spread far and wide, and has been defined by the clans in the north as a standard killer king.

Because of this, Xu You brought back a lot of benefits from this trip, not only food, but even minerals were also requisitioned, as for those notoriety, Xu You didn't care at all, his hatred for these 'fools' in the north made him feel that only this was normal, and it was easier for him to be satisfied.

After Xu You came back this time, he was naturally complacent, and happily bought a huge mansion in Luoyang, and placed it next door to Yuan's mansion, which was called 'staining light'.

"Yuan Hou played good chess, Yan Xing went to Hanzhong this time to find that Yang Aruo, if he stepped into our trap, even if we provided swords and soldiers to them, Ma Teng would not know that we were behind the ghost, maybe he would suspect Duan Xuan in Chang'an." After Xu You finished speaking, he stroked his beard and smiled, he was also a rare wise man, just listening to Yuan Yun's explanation, he probably guessed the outline.

And now for Xu You, Yuan Yun has no reservations, although this old man is a little arrogant, but after he decided to follow Cao Ang, he has been working hard, not for himself, but for his only remaining son, until this old guy married his son six wives in one go, he knew that he planned to spread his branches in Luoyang, since he handed over his family and himself to Luoyang, then there is nothing to hide.

Zhong Xuan, who was on the side, heard Xu Yu say this, just nodded slightly, and then said: "Ma Teng and Han Sui had better fight more fiercely, so that it is convenient for the imperial court to absorb them in the future. ”

Yuan Yun glanced at Zhong Xuan, who was sitting under Cao Ang, this is a fifty-year-old old man, his understanding of the Xiliang area is like his own backyard, under the recommendation of Cai Wenji two years ago, this old gentleman immediately rolled up and came to Luoyang, the reason is simple, that is, he is fed up with those old officials in the court, so after seeing Luoyang thriving, he has no hesitation.

Zhong Xuan looked at the age of a very old, but full of energy, looking at most in his early forties, and this is really for the old gentleman's eloquence, once in Luoyang College eloquently many Jingzhou celebrities, and without any concessions, he became a legend in the academy for a while.

Of course, Yuan Yun's favorite thing is Zhong Xuan's character, the old gentleman has a very good temper, he has never seen him get angry, he treats anyone with a smile, and his favorite thing is to drink and chat with young people, and he can chat for most of the day when he chats.

After Zhong Xuan heard that Yuan Yun was going to sow discord between Ma Teng and Han Sui, he immediately supported it vigorously, and was even willing to go to Xiliang in person.

Although Jia Xu is already Hongnong's city order at the moment, he has never been to take up his post, but sent Yang Xiu over, which is Yang Xiu's hometown, and it is indeed the most suitable choice to have him in charge.

Hearing Zhong Xuan say that he was willing to go to Xiliang in person, Jia Xu said with some concern: "Mr. Yuan Chang is also old, can't he send some descendants over?" ”

Zhong Xuan immediately shook his hand and said: "This matter is big, if you hand it over to others, the old man is afraid that it will be difficult to sleep and eat, and it is more secure for the old man to go in person, as for the old man's body, don't hide it from you, you may not have a large amount of food as the old man, haha." ”

Jia Xu smiled, and the worry in his heart was gone, so he immediately smiled at Zhong Xuan and said: "It's the old man who is abrupt, I don't want Mr. Yuan Chang to be as strong as a young man, I really envy the old man." ”

Cao Ang had been listening to the discussions of everyone in his study, and knew that everyone was relatively quiet, so he suddenly said: "This year, the gunpowder army may be transferred at any time, and the matter of Xiliang can only be honored by Mr. Yuan Chang, if Ma Teng and Han Sui can really fight, when the gunpowder army comes back from the north, they can use troops over there." ”

Zhong Xuan immediately hugged his fists and said: "Although the prince can rest assured, once the north is pacified, and Xiliang is taken, then the general trend of the world will also be set, and the old man will definitely go all out in this matter." ”

Cao Ang nodded, and said to Xu You: "Regarding the preparation of grain and grass, I still hope that Mr. Ziyuan will work hard, since the gunpowder army is the establishment of Luoyang, the imperial court will never provide logistics, so we must prepare earlier." ”

Xu You also clenched his fists, his favorite thing now is to go to the north to prepare grain and grass, even if the supply around Luoyang can be satisfied, he still feels that getting grain and grass from the north is the most desirable thing.

After explaining the two people, Cao Ang bowed his hand to this Jia Xu and said: "This time I still have to trouble Mr. Wenhe to take care of the house, only if you sit here, we can feel at ease on the front line." ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Although the lord is busy with the affairs of the front line, Luoyang and the old man Hongnong can naturally take care of it, and when the gunpowder army triumphs, the old man will inevitably lead the officials out to welcome fifty miles." ”

After Jia Xu finished speaking, he suddenly looked at Yuan Yun, and then said with a smile: "The Wei Qi introduced by Yuan Hou before is really a capable talent, he has helped the old man solve a lot of headaches, after you go on the expedition this time, as long as there is this person, Luoyang and Hongnong will not be in chaos." ”

Cao Ang also smiled at this time: "If there are people in this world who can surpass Brother Yun's vision, I Cao Ang is the first to disbelieve it, none of the people introduced by Brother Yun over the years are not peerless talents, Luoyang has today's achievements, and these talents are inseparable, and it is all the credit of Brother Yun, but I am curious, how does Brother Yun distinguish talents from waste materials?" ”

Yuan Yun smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just lucky." ”

Obviously, this sentence is prevaricating, but a few people sitting here don't care, everyone knows that Yuan Yun has some inexplicable skills, and he can't explain it, so they will naturally define it as the knowledge of the immortal family.

When Yuan Yun was embarrassed, he saw one of Cao Ang's guards reporting at the door: "Lord Qi, Mr. Cheng Yu asks to see you, and the little one has been arranged in the front hall at this moment." ”

When Yuan Yun heard Cheng Yu coming, he immediately laughed, if you want to say who is the most cunning in Luoyang, it must be this one, because Cheng Yu has never participated in Cao Ang's deliberations, which shows that he still thinks he is Cao Cao's person.

Not getting close to Cao Ang is a way to protect oneself, and now everyone can see that Cao Pi has joined the seizure of the heir, and Cheng Yu just wants to stay away from this whirlpool, so he never participates in Luoyang's deliberations, but concentrates on the task given to him by Cao Cao.

O wise man!

Yuan Yun secretly praised, and then picked up the tea bowl, in fact, he also wanted to stay out of the matter, but Cao Ang's brotherly feelings tied him Yuan Yun to death.

Cao Ang heard Cheng Yu coming, the corners of his mouth smiled slightly, and then he confessed to everyone, and planned to go to the front hall to say hello, but when he walked to the door, he suddenly stopped, and then smiled at Yuan Yun: "Brother Yun is also with me." ”

Cheng Yu drank the tea unhurriedly, and when he saw Yuan Yun and Cao Ang coming out, he only bowed his hand slightly, for him, such etiquette was enough.

After Cao Ang sat down, he instructed a few subordinates to open the two windows, it was really a little stuffy here, although it was already spring, but He Yao, who was afraid of the cold, had not let the boiler room cut off the heating, causing every room to look like this.

Cheng Yu watched his subordinates open the window, suddenly smiled, and said, "The old man seems to be really old, and he can hardly feel the temperature difference between here and outside, not as keen as you young people." ”

Yuan Yun smiled and said, "Where did Mr. Zhongde come from, you still insist on going to the construction site every day, just this physical strength, Ben Hou sighs to himself." ”

Cheng Yu shook his head and said, "I'm afraid that for a long time later, the old man will not be able to appear on the construction site, but the Luoyang Palace can basically see the prototype now, and it doesn't matter if the old man stays or not." ”

When Cheng Yu said this, he immediately turned to Cao Ang and continued: "Yuan Tan of Nanpi can't support it for long, so the lord has already issued an order to requisition the gunpowder army to go north to fight the thieves. ”

After speaking, Cheng Yu took out a document from his arms, and then asked his subordinates to hand it to Cao Ang.

When Yuan Yun saw this, the corners of his mouth immediately raised slightly, this document calling the gunpowder army turned out to be from Cheng Yu, it seems that Cao Cao had already handed over this edict to Cheng Yu a long time ago, but he only took it out at this time.

Cheng Yu glanced at Yuan Yun's expression, and immediately said with a smile: "Yuan Hou is right, this edict was indeed in the old man's arms very early. ”

Cao Ang was stunned and wondered, "Father, why is this?" ”

Seeing Cao Ang's doubts, Cheng Yu immediately shook his head and said: "The prince doesn't need to misunderstand the meaning of the lord, this edict has already arrived at the old man last winter, but the lord is worried that letting you know too early will affect your other arrangements in Luoyang, so the old man will hide it and hand it over until the road to the beginning of spring is better." ”

Yuan Yun didn't believe Cheng Yu's old fox's words, so he asked tentatively, "I wonder when the Gunpowder Army must arrive at the northern front?" ”

Cheng Yu replied simply: "The first five days of February. ”

Yuan Yun immediately smiled when he heard this: "I'm going to be nervous now, the Gunpowder Army only has less than a few days to prepare, and Mr. Cheng Yu has hurt us a lot." ”

Cheng Yu's face did not change, and he said calmly: "The abundance of materials in Luoyang now has far exceeded that of Xu Du, and the allocation of some grain and grass is just that, how can this stump Yuan Hou?" ”

After speaking, Cheng Yu and Yuan Yun glanced at each other again, and both the old and the young laughed treacherously in an instant.

Cao Ang on the side shook his head with a wry smile, Cheng Yu suddenly took out the edict in such a hurry and mobilized the gunpowder army to go north, in fact, he was investigating the strength behind Luoyang in disguise, you must know that the scale of Luoyang is now so large that it can not be explained by a few volumes of documents, so Cao Cao used this method to test.

The preparation of grain and grass required by the army when it goes out on the expedition is bound to be very complicated, not only testing the strength of a city, but also testing the ability of officials to deploy.

Thinking of this, Cao Ang glanced at Cheng Yu again, but he was a little proud in his heart, he invited this old gentleman to participate in the gunpowder army several times before, but he was all refused, he was only willing to be responsible for the construction of the construction site in Luoyang, and never paid attention to the others, no wonder he didn't know the strong logistics support of the gunpowder army.

"Since Mr. Zhongde said that the time is so urgent, then the gunpowder army will set off the day after tomorrow." After Cao Ang finished speaking, he took the edict into his arms.

Cheng Yu was taken aback and said: "The prince must not be in such a hurry, even if he must arrive in the first five days of February, he does not need to be in such a hurry, and the logistics of grain and grass still need to be done carefully." ”

Cao Ang laughed and said: "Although Mr. Zhongde is in Luoyang, he is unwilling to participate in the army, so there is today's misunderstanding, not that I Cao Ang is rash, but since the gunpowder army moved to Luoyang, there is not a day that is not preparing, so to speak, we are in a state of combat readiness every day, and the logistics materials are also in reserve at any time, as for the arrangements for departure the day after tomorrow, it is just that I have to make some personnel arrangements, this is only one more day, otherwise what does it matter if I leave today?" ”

Cheng Yu immediately felt crying and laughing when he heard this, Xun Yu and the others discussed with the lord Cao Cao for a long time before they came up with such a way to investigate Luoyang, which now seems to be an unusual joke.

Yuan Yun saw Cheng Yu's gray face, but he was not as happy as in the past, because he was going to go on the expedition again, which was the most uncomfortable existence for him.

Cao Ang got up and saw Cheng Yu away, and when he returned, he glanced at Yuan Yun, who was still in a daze in his seat, and then suddenly smiled: "Brother Yun, this time the Gunpowder Army is going out, and you will stay in Luoyang." ”